What to Do in the Dark

Unlike the 1965 blackout, this time Boston isn't suffering along with New York and other cities (Boston.com graphic), but I started the day with e-mail from a friend in Florida wishing a bunch of Yankees well, and reminding them of stories about birth rates rising nine months after such events.

He was simply being cute, but I hope journalists all just say no to passing on urban legends! Here are two pages on that one:

My personal theory is that for some people, a blackout means nesting together while the TV, computer and reading lamps are down.... but for some of us, the blackout means they simply can't find each other... and the two effects cancel each other out.

While I'm on the topic, I'll use Userland Radio's news aggregator to grab a few blackout story links, below...11:47:02 AM